Mashujaa Day: Ruto rewards 15 sports personalities in Kwale
Sarah Moraa reacts after crossing the finish line to win the 800m race during Athletics Kenya World U-20 Trials on June 28, 2024 at Nyayo National Stadium.
Those who were feted were grouped into14 categories; liberation freedom, sports, peacemaking, spiritual leadership, philanthropy, human rights, national cohesion and integration, cultural, values and practices as well as arts.
Others are; scholarships, environmental conservation, indigenous knowledge, entrepreneurship and industry and statesmanship.
World Under-20 800 metres champion, Sarah Moraa, and Paris Paralympics long jump silver medallist, Samson Ojuka, were among 142 Kenyan heroes and heroines feted during the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kwale County Sunday.
Also honoured by President William Ruto were World Under-20 5,000m champion, Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi, the first Kenyan to win a javelin gold medal during the 1978 African Games, Eunice Nekesa, and 1998 Commonwealth Games welterweight silver medallist, Absolom Okinyi Okoth.
